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Strain monitoring of reinforced concrete with OTDR-based FBG interrogation technique

  • Dyshlyuk, Anton V.;Makarova, Natalia V.;Vitrik, Oleg B.;Kulchin, Yuri N.;Babin, Sergey A.
    • Smart Structures and Systems
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    • v.20 no.3
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    • pp.343-350
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    • 2017
  • An experimental study is presented of the application of fiber Bragg grating (FBG) interrogation method based on optical time-domain reflectometery (OTDR) to monitoring strain in bent reinforced concrete beams. The results obtained with the OTDR-based method are shown to agree well with the direct spectral measurements. Strain sensitivity, resolution and measurement range amounted to $0.0028dB/{\mu}strain$; $30{\mu}strain$; $4000{\mu}strain$, correspondingly. Significant differences are observed in surface and inner deformations of the test beams which can be attributed to different mechanical properties of concrete and steel reinforcement. The prospects of using OTDR-based FBG interrogation technique in real-life applications are discussed.

Shape Optimization in Laminated Composite Plates by Volume Control (최적 제어를 통한 복합적층판의 형상최적화)

  • 한석영;백춘호;박재용
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Machine Tool Engineers Conference
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    • 2003.10a
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    • pp.277-282
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    • 2003
  • The growth-strain method was applied to cutout optimization in laminated composite plates. Since the growth-strain method optimizes a shape by generating the bulk strain to make the distributed parameter uniform, the distributed parameter was chosen as Tsai-Hill value. In this study, of particular interest is to see whether the growth-strain method developed for shape optimization in isotropic media would work for laminated composite Plates. In volume control of the growth-strain method, it makes Tsai-Hill value at each element uniform in laminated composite plates under the predetermined volume. The shapes optimized by Tsai-Hill fracture index were compared with those of the initial shapes for the various load conditions and predetermined volumes of laminated composite plates. As a result, it was verified that volume control of the growth-strain method worked very well for cutout optimization in laminated composite plates.

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Biological control of Lettuce Sclerotinia rot using Bacillus mojanvinensis Pro-EB 15 strain.

  • Bak, Joung-Woo;Kim, Hyun-Ju;Park, Jong-Young;Lee, Kwang-Youll;Gang, Jun-Ho;Lee, Jin-Woo;Jung, Soon-Je;Moon, Byung-Ju
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Plant Pathology Conference
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    • 2003.10a
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    • pp.102.2-103
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    • 2003
  • This studies were investigated the occurrence of Sclerotinia rot by Sclerotinia Sclerotiorum at the lettuce field in Uiryeong-Gun, Gyeongsangnam-Do and were isolated the most effective microorganism for the biological control to the pathogen, S. sclerotiorum YR-1 strain from diseased soil and lettuce leaves. For the pathogenicity test, the most suitable inoculmn density of YR-1 strain was selected as the mycelial suspension of 40m1 showing disease incidence of 80%, and the symptom showed as same as at the fields, the leaves and stem had rotten and developed white downy mycelial at the diseased lesion on the leaves and stems, and produced black and irregular sclerotinia. On the PDA dual test, about 300 isolates were examined the antifungal activity to the pathogen, YR-1 strain, and among them, A-2, A-7, and RH-4 strain were selected most effective antagonistic bacteria. At pots test, the control value of A-7 strain showed the highest value as 85% which was more effective than that of others in a growth chamber. For the promotion of control effect, the selected 3 isolates were spayed on the lettuce leaves as a sole and/or mixed treatments in a growth chamber, the mixed treatment of A-7 and RH-4 strain showing the control value of 90% was most effective than that of sole treatment with A-7 or RH-4 strain showing the control value of 80%, respectively and mixed treatment with A-2 and A-7 strain and A-2, A-7 and RH-4 strain. In addition, 3 bacteria re-isolated from diseased soils, and all of the selected 6 isolates investigated the control effect at pots in a growth chamber, According to the results, A-7 and Pro-EB 15 strain showed the control value of 91.0% and 90.1% respectively, and they were selected most effectual antagonistic bacteria to control lettuce sclerotinia rot and identified as the Bacillus mojanuinensis by 16s RNA analysis. This is the first report on the biological control using by B. mojanvinensis to the lettuce Sclerotinia rot.

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Strip Tension Control Considering the Temperature Change in Multi-Span Systems

  • Lee Chang Woo;Shin Kee Hyun
    • Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology
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    • v.19 no.4
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    • pp.958-967
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    • 2005
  • The mathematical model for tension behaviors of a moving web by Shin (2000) is extended to the tension model considering the thermal strain due to temperature variation in furnace. The extended model includes the terms that take into account the effect of the change of the Young's Modulus, the thermal coefficient, and the thermal strain on the variation of strip tension. Computer simulation study proved that the extended tension model could be used to analyze tension behaviors even when the strip goes through temperature variation. By using the extended tension model, a new tension control method is suggested in this paper. The key factors of suggested tension control method include that the thermal strain of strip could be compensated by using the velocity adjustment of the helper-rollers. The computer simulation was carried out to confirm the performance of the suggested tension control method. Simulation results show that the suggested tension control logic not only overcomes the problem of the traditional tension control logic, but also improves the performance of tension control in a furnace of the CAL (Continuous Annealing Line).

Potentials for Biological Control of Blue Stain on Woods Caused by Ophiostomatoid Fungi

  • Lee, Jong-Kyu;Oh, Eun-Sung
    • The Plant Pathology Journal
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    • v.16 no.4
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    • pp.200-205
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    • 2000
  • Biological control of blue stain fungi, such as Ophiostoma and Leptographium spp., that reduce the quality of logs and cause economic losses in wood product industry, was carried out in laboratory and field trials by a colorless strain of Ophiostoma quercus, BSFcs-1. Inoculation of pine wood chips with the colorless strain 1 wk before inoculating wild-type strain demonstrated that BSFcs-1 colonized wood chips and excluded blue stain fungi from being established. Efficacy of BSFcs-1 was compared with colorless strain of O. piliferum, which is commercially available under the trade name of Cartapip. Inoculation of pine wood logs with the colorless strain 1 wk before inoculating wild-type strain of blue stain in isolated wood chips, while O. quercus and O. floccosum colonized 0% and 17%, respectively. Simultaneous inoculation of logs with the colorless and wild-type strains resulted in decreased colonization (28%) by BSFcs-1, but increased colonization by O. quercus (185) and O. floccosum (29%). On the other hand, BSFcs-1 and wild-type strain alone colonized 75% and 71%, respectively. Treatment of the surface of log ends with mycelial suspension of BSFcs-1 after cutting also showed good control of blue stain fungi in a pine forest stands.

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Application of the Growth-Strain Method for Shape Optimization (형상 최적화를 위한 성장-변형률법의 적용)

  • 이경래
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Manufacturing Technology Engineers
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    • v.8 no.2
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    • pp.27-34
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    • 1999
  • The growth-strain method was used for shape optimization, which carries out the optimization by distributing uniformly the distributed parameter such as von Mises stress and shear strain energy density. Shape optimization is carried out by iteration of stress analysis and growth strain analysis. In this study, the effect of growth ratio in the method was investigated and then the range of the adequate value of the growth ratio was determined. Also the growth-strain method was improved by applying the linear PID control theory in order to control volume required by a designer. Finally, an automatic shape optimization system was built up by the improved growth-strain method with a commercial software using finite element method. The effectiveness and practicability of the developed shape optimization system was verified by some examples.

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Enhancement of Biocontrol Activity of Antagonistic Chryseobacterium Strain KJ1R5 by Adding Carbon Sources against Phytophthora capsici

  • Kim, Yu-Seok;Jang, Bo-Ra;Chung, Ill-Min;Sang, Mee-Kyung;Ku, Han-Mo;Kim, Ki-Deok;Chun, Se-Chul
    • The Plant Pathology Journal
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    • v.24 no.2
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    • pp.164-170
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    • 2008
  • Carbon utilization by Chryseobacterium strain KJ1R5 was studied to enhance its biocontrol activity against Phytophthora capsid. Chryseobacterium strain KJ1R5 has previously been shown to control Phytophthora blight of pepper (Capsicum annuum L.). Strain KJ1R5 could utilize carbon sources such as L-arabinose, D-cellobiose, ${\beta}-lactose$ and D-galactose well. P. capsici could utilize D-glucose well, showing the absorbencies ranged from 0.577 to 0.767 at 600nm. When 2% L-arabinose, which could only be utilized by the bio-control strain KJ1R5, was amended into the bacterial suspension, the efficacy of biological control increased. Among the amendments of various carbon sources into bacterial suspension, L-arabinose and D-(+)-glucose significantly enhanced biological control activity, resulting in a reduction of disease incidence to 6.9%, compared to 21.9% for the strain KJ1R5 alone and 81.3% for P. capsici inoculation alone, indicating that amendment with specific carbon sources could increase the biological control activity.

Shape Optimization of Three-Dimensional Cutouts in Laminated Composite Plates (삼차원 적층복합재 구멍의 형상 최적화)

  • 한석영;마영준
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Machine Tool Engineers Conference
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    • 2004.04a
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    • pp.275-280
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    • 2004
  • Shape optimization was performed to obtain the precise shape of cutouts including the internal shape of cutouts in laminated composite plates by three dimensional modeling using solid element. The volume control of the growth-strain method was implemented and the distributed parameter chosen as Tsai-Hill fracture index for shape optimization. The volume control of the growth-strain method makes Tsai-Hill failure index at each element uniform in laminated composites under the initial volume. Then shapes optimized by Tsai-Hill failure index were compared with those of the initial shapes for the various load conditions and cutouts. The following conclusions were obtained in this study. (1) It was found that growth-strain method was applied efficiently to shape optimization of three dimensional cutouts in a laminate composite, (2) The optimal shapes of the various load conditions and cutouts were obtained, (3) The maximum Tsal-Hill failure index was reduced up to 67% when shape optimization was peformed under the initial volume by volume control of growth-strain method.

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Development of electrodes with resistance to tension through structural shape control (구조적 형상 제어를 통한 인장에 내성을 가지는 전극 개발)

  • Yang, Seongjin;Hong, Seong Kyung;Lim, Geunbae
    • Journal of Sensor Science and Technology
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    • v.30 no.3
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    • pp.181-184
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    • 2021
  • Interest in healthcare and wearable devices has been increasing recently. A strain sensor is required in various wearable devices. With respect to such devices, studies on resistance changes in strain sensors using flexible materials are in progress. However, the resistance of the rest area in a strain sensor should not change according to the applied strain. So, an electrode with resistance to stretching, bending, and torsion is required in such strain sensors. Tension, bending, and torsion can be realized through structural shape control, rather than by using flexible materials. Further, such an electrode that maintains electrical properties has been developed and manufactured. This electrode can be used in various applications such as foldable devices, e-papers, batteries, and multifunctional wearable devices.

Screening of Endophytic Antagonistic Bacterium from Phellodendron amurense and Their Biocontrol Effects against Canker Rot

  • Li, Shujiang;Fang, Xinmei;Zhang, Hanlian;Zeng, Yanling;Zhu, Tianhui
    • The Plant Pathology Journal
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    • v.35 no.3
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    • pp.234-242
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    • 2019
  • Thirty-four strains of bacteria were isolated from Phellodendron amurense. Using Nectria haematococca as an indicator strain, the best strain, B18, was obtained by the growth rate method. The morphological, physiological and biochemical characteristics of strain B18 and its 16S DNA gene sequence were identified, and the biocontrol effect of strain B18 was assessed in pot and field tests, as well as in a field-control test. Drilling methods were used to determine the antibacterial activity of metabolites from strain B18 and their effects on the growth of pathogen mycelia and spores. The best bacteriostatic rate was 85.4%. B18 can hydrolyse starch and oxidize glucose but does not produce gas; a positive result was obtained in a gelatine liquefaction test. According to 16S DNA gene sequencing, strain B18 is Bacillus methylotrophicus (GenBank accession number: MG457759). The results of pot and field-control trials showed 98% disease control when inoculating $10^8cfu/ml$ of the strain. The disease control effect of the B18 culture liquid (concentrations of $10^8$, $2{\times}10^6$, $10^6$, $5{\times}10^5$ and $2.5{\times}10^5cfu/ml$) in the field-control test was higher than 80%, and the cure rate of the original delivery solution was 96%. Therefore, in the practical forestry production, a $2.5{\times}10^5cfu/ml$ culture liquidshould be applied in advance to achieve good control effects.